The Competitive Value of Data: From Analytics to Machine Learning

Data is giving rise to a new form of network effect

By

Irving Wladawsky-Berger

Feb 3, 2017 12:05 pm ET

Data today is a major competitive differentiator. It’s a fact evidenced by the rise both of today’s digital giants as well as the number of actions aimed at those giants by regulators and policymakers concerned that their vast data assets represent a competitive barrier to innovation. Of course the use of data for competitive advantage isn’t new. How has data’s competitive value […]